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And they spend how much time on stage design and lighting design??? How long does it take to draw a little drum riser, a square for that gay dance pad and some rectangles for those couple of amps they tote around? Five minutes, if you figure in a smoke break. 45 if you take a call from Warf in the middle of it. Dave sounds like he's pretty far removed from anything going on at Ed's house. And he tends to say what he wants to see happen, as opposed to what is happening. Which is good - maybe it'll get Ed off the couch. I know Al's up for another record and tour - he probably blew through all his tour money three weeks after they wrapped it up, lol.
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American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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lol it is the next day and it is now: Trending Now on yahoo...
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Lena HeadeyCan't Control your Future. Can't Control your Friends. The women start to hike their skirts up. I didn't have a clue. That is when I kinda learned how to smile a lot. One Two Three Fouir fun ter thehr fuur.Comment
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Dude - nobody's sacred. Not even the once Mighty Van Halen or Dave. Besides, the stage does suck balls. Now, let me put on my headphones so I don't have to listen to a chorus of "you should be happy with what you get!!" Yeah, where was that little mantra when Gary was doing the Dance Of The Flaming Assholes?American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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You got me on the screen - it is pretty killer.American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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True, but I remember not being so thrilled with the '07-'08 stage. Watching clips from that tour (thanks to whomever mans the RA FB page) and I now like it. It has something going on. It has a shape. This past tour, they may as well have been standing on a flatbed 18 wheeler. Screens are nice, but I try to watch the actual people as much as I can at shows.Comment
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The best staging is center floor...in the round...Comment
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I think for the next tour Wolfie should do a bass solo while flying around the arena in a jet pack!American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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And bang those 45 year old groupies wearing leather skirts and high heels and too much make up? Where would they keep Wolfie's stash of foot long meatball subs??American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.
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I'm not sure they can do better than ADKOT, although if they manage to come up with an album's worth of tracks that are on par with AS IS and Honeybabysweetiedoll THAT would be an album worth getting.
They'll never work with a producer who gives them a proper ass-kicking. They've been too successful for too long to bother with tolerating someone behind the mixing board saying "yeah, guys, that's a good tune, but not a great one... and I think you guys can do better."
But, you never know. Frankly, I was surprised they even bothered making ADKOT, and they didn't just phone the whole album in, to boot! They were all actually making an effort.
Anything else Van Halen does, even with Dave fronting, is just gravy to me at this point. The band said all it ever needed to from 1978 to 1984. Anything beyond is just icing.Scramby eggs and bacon.Comment
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Yeah, pretty much this ^. I mean, what are the actual expectations at this point? Are they looking for something like a hit? Something ground breaking? Something classic sounding? What is it that they want to hear from themselves? Who are they trying to appeal to most at this point? They've satisfied much of the die hard fans. Are they looking to pull in more? I know, I ask a lot.
Personally, I'm still hoping for a cd of Drop Dead Legs meets Hear About It Later with a sprinkling of Coconut Grove topped off with some Stay While The Night Is Young. Sans floor music.Comment
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